About Disposable Cookware

If you love to cook and bake, then you know that the actual cooking is the most fun part. Cleaning up afterward, on the other hand, is a tedious task that many cooks and bakers dread. Therefore, they often look for ways to minimize the cleanup required after creating the perfect food. Disposable cookware is one of the easiest ways to clean up after cooking; all you have to do is throw the cookware away! This is also ideal if you are making large quantities of foods to take to a potluck dinner, or are creating individual items such as cupcakes to distribute.

Disposable cookware comes in a variety of materials. You can find everything from pie pans, to large trays perfect for making a lot of lasagna or other foods, in aluminum. Find loaf and cake pans, and cupcake pan liners in paper and cardboard. Even plastic has gotten in on the game. Some brands of food storage containers now make heat-proof, BPA-free plastic cookware that allows you to prepare, cook, store, and even reheat all in the same container.

Depending on the type of disposable cookware you choose, it’s important to consider a few things. First of all, you’ll want to take into account the foods you plan to cook in the cookware. Disposable aluminum pans can be a little flimsy, so if you are making a heavy item such as a lasagna, you’ll want to be sure you keep the pan well supported. It might even be a good idea to split it into smaller disposable pans, instead of one large one, to prevent any bending in the middle.

With paper disposable cookware, you’ll need to take into account the kind of cake or bread batter you plan to put in it. Cardboard loaf pans often have a coating to protect them from the moisture of the dough. However, thinner paper cookware, such as cupcake pan liners, require the support of an additional regular pan.

The most important thing with plastic disposable cookware is to remember that it can only withstand heat up to a certain temperature. Plastic pans cannot be heated above 400 degrees, so it’s a good idea to make sure your oven is properly calibrated, and maybe even add an extra support with a metal baking sheet under the plastic pan.

There are lots of options for disposable cookware. Weber offers a wide variety of aluminum pans that are perfect for baking, roasting, or even carrying items from the grill. Try BakeDeco’s line of paper and cardboard loaf pans, round pans, and cupcake liners. Glad’s line of OvenWare is made of BPA-free materials for all-in-one preparation, cooking, storage, and reheating.